Though
it offers "good", "reasonably priced"
"fun" for the weekend golfer, ambitious aces
hiss that this sister layout is "too easy from
the reds" and thus "not on par with Dinosaur
Mountain"; it certainly is "scenic",
except for a couple of power lines" bisecting the
vista, and though they frown at the holes that "smell
of the stables" where the mounts for dudes on holiday
are kept, fauna fans fawn over "lots of wildlife"
including "rattlesnakes -- that's cool!"

Profile: Located just outside Phoenix, Gold Canyon Golf Resort boasts
two 18-hole championship golf courses: Dinosaur Mountain and
The Sidewinder.
This resort added nine new holes to an existing nine to create
the Sidewinder Course, which opened in September, 1998. The
original nine holes on the Sidewinder Course, which opened in
1997, run along the lower flatlands and wind through a housing
development. The course now measures 6,481 yards from the back
tees and plays to a par of 71.

The
picturesque Dinosaur Mountain Course can be difficult for
the beginning to intermediate player. It is a par 70 and measures
6,584 yards from the back tees. Many great views of the Superstition
Mountains and surrounding valleys can be seen from every hole.
The course is a target-style design. The small greens are
fast, and the fairways are narrow.